indeterminate

[ in-di-tur-muh-nit ]

/ ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt /

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adjective

not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.

not clear; vague.

not established.

not settled or decided.

Mathematics.

(of a quantity) undefined, as 0/0.
(of an equation) able to be satisfied by more than one value for each unknown.

Botany. (of an inflorescence) having the axis or axes not ending in a flower or bud, thus allowing further elongation.

noun

Mathematics. something whose value is not specified: used especially in abstract algebra; a variable.

Origin of indeterminate

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word indēterminātus. See in-³, determinate

SYNONYMS FOR indeterminate

2 ambiguous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM indeterminate

in·de·ter·mi·nate·ly, adverb in·de·ter·mi·nate·ness, noun

Words nearby indeterminate

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Example sentences from the Web for indeterminately

The hair was indeterminately reddish and gray and his eyes were the color of steel.

The Incendiary |W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
When he touched her wing, she gasped and shivered, indeterminately between erotic and outraged.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town |Cory Doctorow
This word, so far as it relates to flowers, means those variegated with three or more colours irregularly and indeterminately.

Poems, Volume I (of 3) |George Crabbe
Versicolored: with several colors, indeterminately restricted.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith

Rather, the smell of the place urges me indeterminately, diffusedly, to truantry.

Journeys to Bagdad |Charles S. Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for indeterminately

indeterminate

/ (ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt) /

adjective

uncertain in extent, amount, or nature

not definite; inconclusive an indeterminate reply

unable to be predicted, calculated, or deduced

physics (of an effect) not obeying the law of causality; noncausal

maths

having no numerical meaning, as 0.00 or 0/0
(of an equation) having more than one variable and an unlimited number of solutions

botany another word for indefinite (def. 4)

(of a structure, framework, etc) comprising forces that cannot be fully analysed, esp by vector analysis

Derived forms of indeterminate

indeterminacy, indetermination or indeterminateness, noun indeterminately, adverb

Scientific definitions for indeterminately

indeterminate

[ ĭn′dĭ-tûr′mə-nĭt ]

Continuing to grow at the apical meristem or the terminal bud indefinitely, allowing for the development of an ever-increasing number of plant organs such as leaves, stems, or flowers to the side.

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